Additional paternity leave: new model forms and letters
New model forms and letters on additional paternity leave include forms for an employee to make a request and for an employer to respond in respect of additional paternity leave for an adopted child.
- Form for an employee to request additional paternity leave in respect of an adopted child (adoption within the UK) Use this model form to give employees a means of providing formal notification of their intention to take additional paternity leave in respect of a child adopted within the UK and, if applicable, to receive additional statutory paternity pay.
- Form for an employee to request additional paternity leave in respect of an adopted child (adoption from overseas) Use this model form to give employees a means of providing formal notification of their intention to take additional paternity leave in respect of a child adopted from overseas and, if applicable, to receive additional statutory paternity pay.
- Self-certification form in respect of an employee's eligibility for additional paternity leave and pay in respect of an adopted child Use this model self-certification form to ensure that an employee who requests additional paternity leave makes the required "employee declaration" of his or her eligibility to take additional paternity leave in respect of an adopted child and, if applicable, to receive additional statutory paternity pay.
- Form for the partner of an employee requesting additional paternity leave to declare the employee’s eligibility in respect of an adopted child Use this model form to ensure that the partner of an employee who requests additional paternity leave provides the required "mother declaration" of the employee’s eligibility to take additional paternity leave in respect of an adopted child and, if applicable, to qualify for additional statutory paternity pay.
- Letter asking an employee for evidence of eligibility for additional paternity leave (adoption within the UK) Use this model letter to respond to an employee’s written request to take a period of additional paternity leave in respect of a child adopted within the UK to confirm eligibility for additional paternity leave and pay.
- Letter asking an employee for evidence of eligibility for additional paternity leave (adoption from overseas) Use this model letter to respond to an employee’s written request to take a period of additional paternity leave in respect of a child adopted from overseas to confirm eligibility for additional paternity leave and pay.
- Form for an employee to request to return to work early from additional paternity leave Use this model form to provide an employee with the means to notify the company that he or she wishes to return to work before the expiry of his or her additional paternity leave.
- Letter to an employee who has failed to return to work after additional paternity leave Use this model letter when an employee has failed to return to work from additional paternity leave on the expected date, and has not been in touch to indicate that, for example, he or she is sick and unable to return, or that he or she has decided not to return.
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Additional paternity leave: more new model forms and letters New model forms and letters on additional paternity leave include: a form for an employee to request additional paternity leave; certification forms for an employee to confirm eligibility; and a letter responding to an employee who intends to take additional paternity leave.
Company paternity leave policy (employees whose child has an expected week of birth beginning on or after 3 April 2011) Use this model policy to guide managers and employees in relation to employees' entitlement to both ordinary and additional paternity leave and pay where the expected week of childbirth begins on or after 3 April 2011.
Paternity and adoption leave: the 2010 IRS survey IRS research finds that although half the organisations in our survey enhance paternity leave beyond the statutory minimum, fathers and partners of new mothers are still reluctant to use it, especially if the enhanced wage falls short of full pay.
Additional paternity leave and pay: overview; case study; frequently asked questions; and more frequently asked questions. Osborne Clarke provides a series of articles on additional paternity leave and pay.
